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TAIPEI – The worldwide bare board market will fall 5 to 6% year-over-year this year, the leading industry analyst said yesterday in a prerecorded webinar.

EGHAM, UK – Global shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile phones are on pace to decline 13.6% in 2020, totaling 1.9 billion units, according to Gartner.

SHANGHAI – The total revenue of 100 China-funded PCB companies in 2019 was 110.6 billion yuan (US$15.8 billion), up 29.1% year-over-year, says the China Printed Circuit Association. The top three were Dongshan Precision, Shennan Circuit, and Jingwang Electronics.

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.26 billion in billings worldwide in April, up 17.2% year-over-year and 2.2% sequentially, according to SEMI.

ATLANTA – Worldwide sales of passive capacitors, inductors, and resistors declined 13.7% in dollars and 27.7% in units year-over-year in 2019, says ECIA. Some 5.4 trillion units were sold, totaling $27.7 billion, the trade group added. Average selling price improved 19.3%.

ATLANTA – Governments in several areas have started to ease quarantine orders, according to a recent ECIA survey. However, conflict between governments, citizens and businesses has resulted in some localized turbulence. A sense of urgency to reopen the economy continues to build, and additional funding has been approved after the initial round of funding to support businesses, especially small businesses, was exhausted quickly.